United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina, 1906

frame|300px|right|South Carolina Congressional Districts, 1902 to 1906

The 1906 South Carolina United States House of Representatives elections were held on November 6, 1906 to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic.

1st Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman George Swinton Legaré of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1903, defeated Republican challenger Aaron P. Prioleau.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = George S. Legaré (incumbent)
votes = 3,965
percentage = 99.3
change = +8.0Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Aaron P. Prioleau
votes = 28
percentage = 0.7
change = -8.0Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 1
percentage = 0.0
change = 0.0Election box majority
votes = 3,937
percentage = 98.6
change = +12.5Election box turnout
votes = 3,994
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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2nd Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman James O'H. Patterson of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1905, won the Democratic primary and defeated Republican Isaac Myers in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Joseph T. Johnson (incumbent)
votes = 5,124
percentage = 98.7
change = +1.2Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = David C. Gist
votes = 49
percentage = 0.9
change = -1.6Election box candidate
party = "No party"
candidate = Write-Ins
votes = 19
percentage = 0.4
change = +0.4Election box majority
votes = 5,075
percentage = 97.8
change = +2.8Election box turnout
votes = 5,192
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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5th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman David E. Finley of the 5th congressional district, in office since 1899, defeated Thomas J. Strait in the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election.

Democratic primary

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = David E. Finley (incumbent)
votes = 3,585
percentage = 100.0
change = +1.5Election box majority
votes = 3,585
percentage = 100.0
change = +3.0Election box turnout
votes = 3,585
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
-

6th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman J. Edwin Ellerbe of the 6th congressional district, in office since 1905, was unopposed in his bid for re-election.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = J. Edwin Ellerbe (incumbent)
votes = 3,483
percentage = 100.0
change = +4.2Election box majority
votes = 3,483
percentage = 100.0
change = +8.4Election box turnout
votes = 3,483
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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7th Congressional District

Incumbent Democratic Congressman Asbury Francis Lever of the 7th congressional district, in office since 1901, defeated Republican challenger Aaron D. Dantzler.

General election results

Election box candidate with party link
party = Democratic Party (United States)
candidate = Asbury F. Lever (incumbent)
votes = 5,391
percentage = 97.6
change = +3.8Election box candidate with party link
party = Republican Party (United States)
candidate = Aaron D. Dantzler
votes = 133
percentage = 2.4
change = -3.6Election box majority
votes = 5,258
percentage = 95.2
change = +7.4Election box turnout
votes = 5,524
percentage =
change =
colspan=5 |Democratic hold
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ee also

*United States House of Representatives elections, 1906
*South Carolina gubernatorial election, 1906
*South Carolina's congressional districts

References

*cite book | last = Jordan | first = Frank E | title = The Primary State: A History of the Democratic Party in South Carolina, 1876-1962 | pages = pp. 101, 104, 109, 114
*"Report of the Secretary of State to the General Assembly of South Carolina. Part II." "Reports and Resolutions of the General Assembly of the State of South Carolina". Volume II. Columbia, SC: 1907, p. 199.